Will the latest political phenomenon become a society-changing movement influencing elections and beyond?

"We are people who understand something wrong is going on in this country, and we want to change it," says Dan Garner, a 40-year-old sales representative from Carthage, Tenn., who is new to politics.

Retirees, stay-at-home moms, small-business owners, corporate executives and everyone in between are using the latest technology to come together and vent their frustrations about their country and plot to install a new group in charge of the government.

They formed a loose network of grass-roots groups to speak out against President Barack Obama and the Democratic-controlled Congress. They held their first National Tea Party Convention over the weekend. And they're already having some impact.

The big unknown is whether their power is truly transformative.

No one is quite sure what to make of this leaderless morass of people, born not even a year ago in communities from coast to coast. But everyone seems to want a piece of it.

"America is ready for another revolution, and you are a part of this," Sarah Palin, the 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee, told the convention.